Ways You Can Serve the CommunityThese featured volunteering opportunities only are some of the ways you can volunteer. To access the full list of opportunities the Volunteer Center has to offer, go to All Opportunities. |
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As demonstrated by the PLU mission statement, "Educating for Lives of Thoughtful Inquiry, Leadership, Service, and Care," service is a key part of Pacific Lutheran University's goal. Recently Posted OpportunitiesWet Wednesday Restoration at East BayJuly 2, 2008; 10am-3pmPeople for Puget Sound will be working to control the invasives and to give the plants a good watering to make sure the plants make it through the summer. They will spread a bit more mulch over a few persistent areas where grass or Himalayan blackberry and Scot's broom are persisting. The habitat they are restoring will help salmon and birds that use shoreline habitats. Please sign up beforehand so they make sure to bring enough tools. Back to top South Sound Saturday: Evergreen BeachJuly 5, 2008; 10am-3pmPeople for Puget Sound will be monitoring our project at The Evergreen State College beach, the longest healthy intact stretch of shoreline beach on Eld Inlet. The project is a feasibility study to determine how best to remove bulkhead and improve habitat on the one part of the shoreline that has been impacted by a concrete bulkhead and replacement of a culvert that blocks salmon from Snyder Creek with a big bridge like culvert that will allow the fish to move in and out of the stream system. On this workday they will be measuring the vegetation and the beach slope to determine baseline conditions and to create data they can use in their feasibility study. They ask that participants have some familiarity with plants, data collection, shoreline habitats, or surveying either through earlier Sound Stewardship training or through other experiences or education. Please sign up beforehand for directions and so they make sure to bring enough monitoring equipment. Back to top Teen Feed AdvocateNo specific dateUniversity Street Ministry operates Teen Feed, a dinner program for homeless and street-involved youth. They serve dinner Sunday through Thursday. The heart of their program is having Advocates available to interact with the youth. This person commits to a minimum of six months to show up once a week to Teen Feed and sit and talk to the guests. The goal is to get to know them, create a safe and welcoming presence, and be available to help the young people know about services. Teen Feed interviews each potential Advocate after they have visited Teen Feed once. They seek those over 21, who show themselves comfortable interacting with youth who don’t typically trust adults. Basic responsibilities include:
Back to top St. Andrew’s Housing GroupJuly 7-August 22nd, 2008; Monday- FridaySt. Andrew’s Housing Group are looking for one or more college or high school students to help them run a summer camp for low-income children and teens. The program will:
Puyallup Fair BuildSeptember 2008This September, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity will be building a house at the Puyallup Fair! In two and half weeks the house will be framed, roofed, drywalled, sided, painted, and have the cabinets and doors installed. For this involved building event, Habitat needs to schedule groups right now to ensure that they have sufficient volunteers to complete the house in the short amount of time. Also, your group will receive free admission to the fair on the day that you build so you will be able to enjoy the fair after you build. In addition, Habitat for Humanity will have an information booth to let people know where Habitat is working in Tacoma and Pierce County. Habitat has openings on the following days: Build Days:
Booth Days: Monday through Thursday:
Back to top Women BuildFridays, June 27th to August 15th, 2008From June 27th to August 15th, Habitat for Humanity will be sponsoring "Women Build Fridays." July 18th, July 25th, and August 2nd have already been filled so sign up quickly if you would like to participate. In addition, there is one remaining Saturday build for women on July 12th. Back to top Metro ParksNo specific dateMetro Parks Tacoma was created in 1907 as a municipal corporation to manage park, recreation and zoological services and facilities for the citizens of Tacoma. Now it also serves citizens of Dash Point and Browns Point. Metro Parks Tacoma maintains and cares for some 57 parks and open spaces in the Tacoma area including Point Defiance Park with its Zoo and Aquarium, Boathouse Marina, and Fort Nisqually; Northwest Trek Wildlife Park near Eatonville; W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory; Meadow Park Golf Course; and Ruston Way waterfront parks including Les Davis Pier. SPARX/TEEN SERVICES PROGRAM VOLUNTEER Various School & Center Locations Who can Volunteer?
YOUTH EDUCATION VOLUNTEER Education Opportunities exist at:
Many more opportunities are available with Metro Parks; contact the Volunteer Center for a complete listing. Back to top Summer Camp Volunteer OpportunityJuly 19-26, 2008Do you have some free time this summer on July 19-26, 2008? Do you want to have the most amazing experience? Do you want to make a difference in someone's life, including your own? If so, then MDA has an opportunity of a lifetime! They are looking for dedicated responsible and compassionate volunteers to be a counselor to a child with muscular dystrophy. MDA-sponsored summer camps offer a wide range of programs for young people ages 6 to 21 who are affected by neuromuscular disease. Campers attend weeklong sessions organized by MDA volunteers and staff. Camp activities are geared to the abilities of campers and may include fishing, swimming, horseback riding, boating, field hockey and baseball. Less physically demanding activities include arts and crafts, nature study, talent shows, cookouts and entertainment. Volunteer counselors (who must be at least 16 years old) receive an orientation and training that includes wheelchair techniques, lifting and transfers, personal hygiene, and emergency procedures. The primary responsibility of each counselor is to provide both physical and psychological support to their camper, thereby helping them to enjoy camp. Medical staff is available throughout the week to meet any healthcare needs that may arise. Back to top Rescuing Recess Volunteer ChallengeNow through June 2008, Rescuing Recess is recruiting volunteers all over the country to serve as recess monitors at their local elementary school. One school in every state and DC that completes the most volunteer hours has a chance to win up to $2,500 in cash grants and to compete for one national grant of $25,000! Visit RescuingRecess.com or ask the Volunteer Center for more information.Back to top |
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